24/7 Emergency Medical Dispatcher — Life-Saving Coordination

911 Emergency Communications; Akron (IA); Sur place; USD 35 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Insurance coverage

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

EAP services

Continuing education

Certification support

Shift premiums

Résumé du poste

911 Emergency Communications in Akron, IA seeks Emergency Medical Dispatchers to support urgent medical responses. Duties include receiving calls, verifying locations, asking protocol-based questions, prioritizing responses, and coordinating ambulance resources.

Positions may require overnight shifts, weekends, holidays, rotating schedules, and overtime. A high school diploma and EMS dispatcher certification are commonly required; CPR may be needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; EMT/paramedic not universal.
• Current Emergency Medical Dispatcher certification preferred or required per vacancy.
• CPR certification may be required; additional coursework may be needed.

Responsabilités

• Receive calls involving illness, injury, and other medical emergencies.
• Confirm patient location, callback number, and access details.
• Ask approved questions about the patient condition.
• Determine response priority through the medical dispatch system.
• Dispatch or coordinate ambulance resources when assigned.
• Provide protocol-based instructions within current qualifications.
• Relay patient information and scene hazards to responding personnel.
• Document call processing and participate in quality-review activities.

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Emergency Medical Dispatcher certification

Description du poste

911 Emergency Communications in Akron, IA seeks Emergency Medical Dispatchers to support urgent medical responses. Duties include receiving calls, verifying locations, asking protocol-based questions, prioritizing responses, and coordinating ambulance resources.

Positions may require overnight shifts, weekends, holidays, rotating schedules, and overtime. A high school diploma and EMS dispatcher certification are commonly required; CPR may be needed.